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Children with functional abdominal pain can have mild symptoms that just show up occasionally, or they can have more severe symptoms that interfere with daily life. Along with stomachaches, they can have nausea, vomiting, constipation, or diarrhea — or some combination of all of them.
Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) in children is defined as at least three episodes of pain that occur over at least three months and affect the child's ability to perform normal activities. RAP is...
Common symptoms include abdominal pain that comes and goes, and is located around or below the navel; constipation; inability to pass gas; swelling of the abdomen; or vomiting. See immediate medical attention if children are suspected to have an intestinal obstruction.
FAPDs are the most common cause of chronic abdominal pain in children and adolescents, occurring in 9 to 15 percent of all children. In males, pain is most common between ages 5 and 6 years. Females have pain most commonly between 5 and 6 years and 9 and 10 years.
The most common cause of chronic stomach pain in children isn’t anything you can find on a test or cure with a medicine. And that can make it very challenging to diagnose — and treat.
Pediatric chronic abdominal pain can be caused by unknown reasons (idiopathic), or by one or more conditions affecting a child’s abdominal region (lower chest to upper pelvis area). It becomes a chronic pain issue when it’s a consistent problem that reoccurs (repeats) for days or even years.
Chronic abdominal pain in children is defined as pain of more than two weeks' duration. 1 The pain may be persistent or recurrent. It is a frustrating concern to the child, the...
Chronic abdominal pain can occur in children any time after age 5 years. Some children aged 5 to 16 years, particularly those aged 8 to 12 years, have chronic or recurring abdominal pain. It is somewhat more common among girls.
In a small number of children, abdominal pain is caused by an underlying, identifiable condition. Most commonly, these include constipation, stomach and intestinal problems such as lactose intolerance, celiac disease or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Chronic abdominal pain, defined as long-lasting intermittent or constant abdominal pain, is a common pediatric problem encountered by primary care physicians, medical subspecialists, and surgical specialists.